St. Petersburg is a city in western Florida with a population of a bout 250,000. It is just west of Tampa, Florida.
Teams[]
- Florida Rockets (Eastern Hockey League, 1966-1968) based mainly in Jacksonville, abandon St. Petersburg in 1968 and become known as Jacksonville Rockets
- Suncoast Suns
- (Eastern Hockey League 1972-1973) join Southern Hockey League
- (Southern Hockey League, 1973-1973) folded December 19
- St. Petersburg Renegades (Sunshine Hockey League, 1992-1993) join partway through season, folded due to start up of Tampa Bay Lightning of NHL
- St. Petersburg Parrots (Atlantic Coast Hockey League, November 30, 2002-2003) folded
- Tampa Bay Lightning (National Hockey League, 1993-1996) temporary home for team while new arena was planned and built in Tampa
Arenas[]
- Bayfront Arena (1966-2004)
- Tropicana Field (1990-Present) home of the Tampa Bay Lightning from 1993-96 when it was known as the Thunderdome. Was originally known as Florida Suncoast Dome from 1990-1993
External Links[]
- St. Petersburg, Florida on Wikipedia